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Post by rfmc »

Freak_NL wrote: post #292
rfmc wrote: post #144

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That’s all true, but you are leaving out an important piece of information that, at least for AliExpress, the VAT is already included in the price and there’s no additional customs processing fee.

Yeah, you have to try real hard to get a customs processing fee on a package from AliExpress. Customs literally can't keep up with the fire-hose of packages coming in from China, so the current deal is that they, AliExpress, charge and pay VAT and the packages just come through unscathed. Order something from the US into Europe? Expect to pay customs most of the time. From Great Britain post-Brexit? Ditto. China? Rar…

It’s all about the VAT collection. I order frequently from Amazon Japan. They add the 25% VAT directly at the moment of purchase and deliver by DHL to Denmark without any extra handling fees. So it’s not about china, but about the company doing the paperwork required for the VAT collection instead of you doing.

And by you I mean PostNord in the case of Denmark

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Post by 0xEF »

constantcrying wrote: post #293
0xEF wrote: post #286

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Paying more =/= quality, unfortunately. Believe me, I wish it were otherwise. Don't be afraid to open up those battery banks now and then if you want to be sure, put a meter on them and scope them if you know how, but you'll find what I typically find; a lot of the same cheap components all wrapped in a pretty package. But because one came from China and one was "made" in the USA, you'll pay a lot more for one than y…

Do you really believe that the same safety standards apply to all products? I bought an Anker Battery bank, which got recalled for some safety issue. There is absolutely zero doubt in my mind that some random Chinese seller would not have bothered with any of that. Likely such a safety issue would have never come to light. Battery production is in China anyways. Do you believe that all Chinese companies adhere to the…

I don't think you read my whole comment, but carry on.

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Post by masfuerte »

randunel wrote: post #146
nottorp wrote: post #139

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You don't have a glue removal spray? :) I bought one to get sticker residue off my windshield, but it's proven useful many times since. Mind, considering how well it removes glue, I wouldn't stick anything that was touched by it in my mouth... but may be okay for the hand end of your chopsticks.

Can you recommend your glue removal spray which is food safe? Because the entirety of cutlery needs to remain food safe, not just the pointy end.

Paste made from sodium bicarbonate and vegetable oil is good at getting sticky label residue off glass jars.

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Post by henriquemaia »

esperent wrote: post #253
vitorgrs wrote: post #109

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In Brazil there's Shopee, which honestly, I find way better than Temu...

Shopee has even worse behavior around reviews. You can't even leave a review past the first few days, and they bribe you with shopee points to leave a review. The result is people opening the box, going yep, it works, 5 stars, gimme those points. If it breaks a week or so later? Too late! No way to give feedback.

I use shopee and find the reviews fair. Like everything else, you have to learn how to take the most out of a limited system.

My experience so far has been good. Negative reviews seem fair, and give a good indication of what to expect (maybe I've lowered my expectations from the start).

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Post by Double_a_92 »

nottorp wrote: post #135
bufferoverflow wrote: post #50

I used to buy a lot from Temu. Till I got a product that fell apart after three months. I tried to leave a bad review, but Temu wouldn't allow it. If you're trying to leave 3 star rating or below, they redirect you to customer service. But since customer service only dealt with items under 45 days (as far as I remember), they would just tell me something like "too bad, you're out of luck". So I can't get a refund, I…

Temu/Aliexpress/etc are for buying very cheap clothing. 2 out of 3 items fit and 1 out of 3 is decent quality. That's still cheaper, depending on what tariffs your country is charging. I wouldn't buy something where a warranty would be useful from them. Ok, maybe very niche hobby products, but then I wouldn't expect a warranty.

My experience (with Aliexpress) is that you usually get what you pay for.

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Post by marcusb »

IshKebab wrote: post #98
BiteCode_dev wrote: post #95

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I had bad reviews been supressed by amazon several as well, so at this point I'm assuming any review system is theater.

Amazon definitely don't do anything like this.

I've never (to my knowledge) had a review on Amazon rejected, and I've left very some negative reviews, including when I received counterfeit items.

I always thought the review scams on Amazon were more driven by the third-party sellers doing stuff like listing takeover, astroturfing reviews, bribing customers for good reviews, etc., but maybe I'm wrong. I have personally received multiple offers from third-party sellers of incentives to leave good reviews.

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Post by guappa »

IshKebab wrote: post #98
BiteCode_dev wrote: post #95

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I had bad reviews been supressed by amazon several as well, so at this point I'm assuming any review system is theater.

Amazon definitely don't do anything like this.

Either you've never used amazon or you are lying in bad faith.

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Post by constantcrying »

0xEF wrote: post #302
constantcrying wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you really believe that the same safety standards apply to all products? I bought an Anker Battery bank, which got recalled for some safety issue. There is absolutely zero doubt in my mind that some random Chinese seller would not have bothered with any of that. Likely such a safety issue would have never come to light. Battery production is in China anyways. Do you believe that all Chinese companies adhere to the…

I don't think you read my whole comment, but carry on.

I did and I agree with most of it.

It was also irrelevant to my point, which was exclusively about the dangers of very low quality batteries.

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Post by ammo1662 »

imposterr wrote: post #167
threeseed wrote: post #117

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I've seen countless interviews of Trump supporters who believe that China is the one paying for it. Which I can completely understand because if it is a cost on them it would be typically be called a tax. That said the overwhelmingly majority are shocked but believe it's all just a negotiating tactic: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-tariffs-13-04-2025/

Some Chinese exporters are definitely splitting the cost of these tariffs with their American importer counterparts. While this isn't as significant as "China pays all the tariffs", it's also not "Americans pay all the tariffs". Though, I haven't seen any analysis on how common this is, so the effect might be negligible in terms of how much "the Chinese" are paying for these tariffs.

I've come across some other comments on Chinese forums. Some importers buy products for 10 RMB from China and then sell them in the U.S. for 10 USD. Later, they use tariffs as an excuse to raise prices to 15-20 USD. They couldn't care less whether you impose 100% or even 200% tariffs – they'd still profit unless the tariffs reach 1000%.

Also, check out this link[0] some people actually don't have many alternatives either.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCS-LS4LUXk

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Post by vachina »

Nursie wrote: post #121
ipsum2 wrote: post #73

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You've been downvoted, but you are 100% correct. It is the result of the UPU treaty: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/10/us-withdrawing-144-y...

Yeah the outcomes here are insane - Here in Australia I can order a $10 (AUD) item from aliexpress and get free shipping from China. But as a consumer or small busines, if I want to send anything bigger than a letter within Australia it's likely to cost me way more than $10 just for the postage. It doesn't make sense and it must distort retail trade in China's favour. I'm honestly not surprised the US withdrew from t…

If you’re a consumer, I’m not sure why you’re not singing praises of this arrangement. If someone in China can sell me exactly the same stuff for 1/4 the price you’re charging, shipping included, then why do you even exist?
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